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Sunday, January 20, 2013

A winged steam chest to hold your heart's desire

This mini wood chest was first colored with black distress stain that was dry to the touch before bright red acrylic paint was applied.
However the red paint rewetted the black distress stain, mixed and melted, and became a gorgeous finish that mimics mahogany or, when observing from a few inches away, dark oiled leather.

Neat, huh?

Another cool thing that is fun to point out: The key is embedded in a hole I custom cut. So, the key is the drawer pull.

And believe it or not, cutting that perfectly-shaped and sized hole took less time than getting the embossed aluminum wings to stay attached.

As always, tell me what you think of this piece and thank you for dropping by for a visit!

Oh I am going to steal that black stain, red paint from you! Love that look, so fabulously rich! I have an old box of my Dad's that I keep blank tags in and this has inspired me to not be afaid to touch it! Wow, am I glad you came a calling as I so would not have wanted to miss this beauty! Love all the embellishments as well! Very cool it is! Big hugs!

This is me

My Dad likes to tell the story that when I was young people would wonder if I was "okay" ... and he would explain to them "You know how some people have their own drummer? She has her own band." I like to think that I still exist in that same somewhat oblivious joy and wonder ... Mom and Dad and My Guy would say that I do ... so who's to argue?